Frederick Krause Mansion · Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD · CC BY-SA 3.0Platte City has 100 acres of parks, 21 for every 1,000 residents
0.2 miles of mapped trail cross Platte City, 0.1 per square mile of land. 4% of Platte City’s land is conserved, about 96 acres. 67% of residents live within a half mile of a park.
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns · #133 of 247 in Missouri. What drives it
How much outdoors does Platte City have?
On conserved land, trails, park land and how close residents live to a park, Platte City is ahead of 47% of U.S. towns, #133 of 247 in Missouri. Park acres per resident hold the grade up; trail miles pull it down.
Few Missouri towns conserve much land (a typical one, 2%; the U.S., 4%), so Platte City’s 4% is ahead of 75% of Missouri towns, while its trails per square mile lead 20% of them.
PAD-US, OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors), Census 2025 Gazetteer and 2020 blocks; details in Sources below. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →
Conserved land, trails & bike routes
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it.
Pick a walk
Directions go to the nearest trailhead or public parking.
Platte Valley Park
96 conserved acres
4% of Platte City’s land. Who manages Platte City’s conserved land, from the USGS Protected Areas Database. Approximate, because parcels can overlap.
| Parcel (PAD-US) | Managed by | Acres | Public access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Park Local Park | County | 81 | Open |
| Harrel Ferrel Park Local Park | County | 5 | Open |
| Settler'S Crossing Park Local Park | Town or city | 4 | Open |
| J.W. Lewis, Jr. Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Platte Valley Plaza Park Local Park | Town or city | 2 | Open |
| Cox Park Local Park | Town or city | 1 | Open |
15 places to go in Platte City
Beaches, playgrounds, peaks, falls and more. Pick a kind.
15 playgrounds without a name on the map. Tap “Show all on map” to see them.
2.8 miles of bike routes
Bike lanes are often missing from the map in smaller towns, so that number is likely low.
Includes school and college facilities, which aren’t always open to the public.
2 places on the National Register
The country’s official list of places worth saving (National Park Service). The map also marks 2 historic points from OpenStreetMap: plaques, memorials and old buildings.
April is the best month for walking in Platte City
NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals for the town and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have long days, highs of 59 to 86 °F and little rain for the place.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 9.7 | 10.7 | 11.8 | 13.2 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 12.4 | 11.1 | 10.0 | 9.4 |
| High (°F) | 39 | 44 | 55 | 66 | 75 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 79 | 67 | 54 | 42 |
| Rain (in) | 1.1 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 |
January is the driest month (1.1 in) and July the warmest (highs of 88 °F). 5.3 inches fall in May, the wettest month. Summer highs reach 88 °F, too hot for the outline. The climate in Platte City →
Platte City and its neighbors
Platte City has the second most mapped trails of the 2 towns around it. Tap a town to see its outdoors.
| Town | Conserved of land | Trail mi per sq mi | Park acres per 1,000 | Near a park ½ mile | Outdoors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Platte City | 4% | 0.1 | 21 | 67% | B− |
| Kansas City | 7% | 0.6 | 25 | 89% | A− |
The four inputs of the Outdoors grade, from the engine; shares are of land, not water.
Questions about parks and trails in Platte City
How much of Platte City is conserved land?
4% of its land, against a typical 2% for a Missouri town and 4% nationally (PAD-US). Conserved doesn’t always mean open to visitors: easements are usually private land.
Are dogs allowed on Platte City’s trails?
Riverview Park and Harrel Ferrel Park don’t have dog rules recorded on the map; check the signs at the trailhead.
Where can I bike in Platte City?
2.8 miles of bike routes are on the map: 2.8 of off-road paths.
Is there public land near Platte City?
4,189 acres of parks and open public land lie inside Platte City or within 10 miles of it (PAD-US), 100 of them inside the city line.
How much outdoors does Platte City have?
Ahead of 47% of U.S. towns on the Outdoors grade, #133 of 247 in Missouri. The grade combines the share of land that is conserved, miles of mapped trail per square mile of land, park acres per 1,000 residents and the share of residents within a half mile of a park. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
Trail talk
Conditions, parking and favorite walks from Platte City neighbors.
Where this page comes from
Conserved and public land: USGS Protected Areas Database of the United States (PAD-US), service updated July 2026. Parks, trails, playgrounds, beaches and other places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), map data as of 2026-10-28. Land and water area: Census 2025 Gazetteer. Residents near a park: 2020 Census blocks. National Register: National Park Service. How TownRatings grades the outdoors →